UK (GB), Omnisis poll:
EU Membership Referendum
Rejoin: 63% (+2)
Stay out: 37% (-2)
Fieldwork: 4-5 May 2023
Sample size: 1,355
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Andrew Beatty
@AndrewBeatty
European. Ulsterman. Recovering White House/Southern Africa/Libya/Fed/LatAm/EU correspondent. Currently news ed for Australia-NZ-Pacific Islands.
post.news/andrewbeattyJoined March 2009
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'Stopping the boats' working about as well in the UK as it did in Australia
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FedEx plans to move Asia HQ, executives to Singapore from Hong Kong
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Countries with transition minerals like lithium are being strategic amid changing demand. There is still a lot unknown about the proposal to nationalise (some?) of Chile's lithium resources, but the fears seem a bit overstated.
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UK conservative government getting a bit of a hammering in local elections. Even when helped by UK Independence Party’s implosion.
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#LE2023 ward-by-ward election results, live feed twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
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Russian state losing control of its creations. ITS ALIVE!
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Russian dark-web brokers sell a new service of "Unlisting a person from military registries", promising an unlisted person may not be mobilized. The service costs $6,500 and up, depending on the region
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Samsung was early to the derisking/decoupling game. Getting out of China has made it and other SK companies among the largest investors in Vietnam, India and Indonesia:
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Anecdotally, the water off Sydney seems crazy warm for this time of year.
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This is bad. This is really bad. Ocean temperatures are experiencing a "rapid surge." This is unprecedented. The numbers are literally off the charts. We will explain what this all means. (1/11) 
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Just going off this video that’s either a very small warhead or low grade explosive (not military HE).
It’s also v precisely hitting a symbolic flagpole a v long way from the Ukr border, so if it were Ukrainian it’s incongruously poorly aimed and armed to cause any actual damage.
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Dear Russians,
you seriously want us to buy that this soap opera is genuine? C’mon.. you could have added at least a Putin, who in the last moment drags a completely wasted Medvedev into safety and saves the day.
The worst false flag attack in human history. Don’t even dare to… Show more
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Obviously the Kremlin drone story is still very much a breaking one, but people should really stop talking about this as an attempted assassination attempts against Putin. That's just playing to Kremlin talking points 1/
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With this new coup, 🇺🇦 shows they master 2 key aspects to victory:
- Keep (re)defining the perimeters of the confrontation
- And those perimeters are not just geographical but also psychological
Kremlin accuses Ukraine of trying to assassinate Putin
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La pregunta es: ¿cómo no se ha vuelto viral esto esta misma noche?
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La guerra alcanza al Kremlin
Moscú afirma que dos drones ucranianos fueron derribados esta noche
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Few will believe this was an assassination attempt. Whatever it was, it’s humiliating for Russian security services and will likely be used as a pretext.
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Russia says Ukraine tried to assassinate Vladimir Putin overnight in a drone attack on the Kremlin. Putin was unharmed and is working as normal.
It's not clear when or whether this happened, but Telegram channels are posting what looks like anti-aircraft fire over the Kremlin.
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Very proud of my entire team today as we have scooped a prestigious Human Rights Press Award in the Breaking News category for 2023.
humanrightspressawards.org/2023-winners/
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A lot of pushback to my earlier tweet on the trajectory of 🇪🇺🇹🇷 relations if the opposition wins on 14/28 May. But the assumption that an opposition win would result in a substantial reboot & jump forward in relations is naive - & not how many on EU side see it 1/
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New reporting has uncovered a series of "sensitive words" lists or monitoring tools that TikTok's parent. ByteDance, maintains.
They "extend well beyond standard moderation blocklists" and cover U.S. political topics to Uyghurs + more, writes
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Undoubtedly, H-Hour (the time set for a planned attack) for the forthcoming Ukrainian offensives is drawing near. For months, Ukrainian planners and strategic leaders preparing. How might we assess the success of the offensives to come? 1/22 🧵
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Prigozhin flexing. Interesting to see how Wagner-MoD rivalry goes if Ukraine turns up the heat this May
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"Official Gauge of China’s Manufacturing Activity Fell Into Contraction in April"
Sad, and very true. But luckily there are still a fair few places in the empire where the newsroom is alive and well.
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“There were weirdos in newsrooms, and fabulous role models occasionally, and the spirit of being part of a motley entourage. Now it’s just you and the little cursor on your screen.” @JaneMayerNYer in @maureendowd’s requiem for the workplace nytimes.com/2023/04/29/opi
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To be fair, if I lived in Adelaide, I’d also pray for a salmonella death.
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Australia's oldest coal-fired power plant will shut down Friday as the country, a once-notorious climate straggler, prepares for a seismic shift towards renewable energy
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This meeting looks like zeeeero craic.
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VIDEO: The Aurora Australis, also known as the southern lights, glows on the horizon over Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Unexpected moment at the state dinner when the president of South Korea sings “American Pie.”
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Just waking up in Asia, and particularly Shanghai?
Check out our scoop on Chinese police raiding Bain's office in Shanghai, which has spooked foreign companies in China in recent days. Bain eventually confirmed the story after we published the 1st version.
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One podcast. Two brasilianistas with German last names. A 30 minute overview of Lula's foreign policy, including the recent Ukraine mess. What more could you possibly ask for? ;)
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A US nuclear missile submarine will visit South Korea for the first time in decades as part of a reinforced nuclear shield set to be announced at the White House by presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol, a senior US official says.
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The fact that both Scholz and Macron very visibly are keen to increase opportunities for their countries' businesses in China undermines the whole geopolitically agenda they claim to stand for. It turns geopolitics into a cover for a commercial agenda.
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I’m pleased to announce that Australia will be hosting the Quad Leaders’ Summit for the first time on May 24 in Sydney. 🇦🇺🇮🇳🇯🇵🇺🇸
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NEWS: Bernie Sanders tells me he will forgo another presidential bid of his own and instead endorse President Joe Biden's reelection.
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The decision also signals that, at 81 years old, the progressive leader will never again seek the presidency.
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Here we go again.
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Australia unveils biggest defence reform in decades
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Ahead of the Defence Strategic Review's imminent release, here's 20 + 🇦🇺 experts working on defence, security & foreign policy I'll be following:
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Australia just released an unclassified strategic defence review. Heavy focus on developing A2/AD capability and China.
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FWIW Russia is an ex-soviet state.
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The ambassador’s comments drew a swift reaction in parts of Europe, with the three Baltic states saying they would summon China’s top officials in a coordinated move on Monday for an explanation.
wsj.com/articles/china
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